Description and condition:

Green cloth hardback, dustcover, 4to, 158p., index, b/w and colour illustrations including close-ups.

Very good with light foxing to top edge and owners inscription on FFEP, else nice clean pages. In good, clipped, dustcover which has been laminated, resulting in a crease along the spine.

Contents:

"All craftsmanship requires a solid foundation in proper working methods and, in this comprehensive manual, sections are devoted not only to stitchery but also to materials, finishing and blocking. Over sixty-five basic and decorative stitches are discussed with the aid of colour photographs and specially numbered stitch diagrams. Together they constitute a dictionary of stitches to use, change, adapt and modify. In addition to the twelve carefully developed ready-to-work designs, there is a detailed chapter on the creation of individual and original designs."